creating your marketing plan
DESCRIPTION
Theory is great, but hands-on work actually gets a business started. At this 3 hour workshop, you will spend quality time with a marketing consultant and a market research expert to begin a draft of your customized marketing plan. Under the direction of the facilitators, you will hone your core marketing messages, explore marketplace viability for your business, uncover competitors, describe your target market and develop marketing strategies. After this class, you will be well on your way to completing a dynamic marketing plan for your company.TRANSCRIPT
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WELC
OM
ECreating Your
Marketing Plan
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Agenda Please complete & turn in registration formsPlease turn phones to silent or vibratePlease ask questions Begin the Journey!
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Please Write Down Yourbiggest block with
marketing?
Name / Industry
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Introductions
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Goal
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A goal is defined as a broad aim toward which
your efforts are directed. It’s a “what,” not a “how.
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Objectives
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An objective is a specific & measureable milestone that must be achieved in order to reach a goal.
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Top 7 Objectives Checklist
1. How much do you have to start the business?
2. How much will be the cost every month?
3. How much do you want to make per hour/year?
4. What will be its annual revenues in a year? 5
years?
5. Where will you be located in one year? 5 years?
6. Will it be a niche marketer, or will it sell a broad
spectrum of good and services?
7. What are my plans for geographic expansion?
Local? National? Global?
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Strategy
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A strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve an
objective. Strategies tell you how you’re going to get
there, the overall direction you are going to take.
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Tactic
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A tactic is a specific action step required to deliver on a
strategy. Tactics are what you do, and for every strategy,
there are a number of tactics.
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Mission
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Statement of the purpose of
a company, organization or
person, its reason for
existing.
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Product/Service
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Break down what you
DO and/or SELL
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Market
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Demographics•Age•Education•Income•Race•Gender•Location• Zip Code•Children
Services •Reference USA•Simply Map•Business Decision
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Competition
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•Google others local, regional, state & around the country•Secret Shop •Check prices & servicesOnline Research •Alexa.com•Social Engagement
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Price
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Product Business•Raw materials•Time to create•Medium you use to sell •Going rate in the market•How much you want to make off each item •Availability of the item
Service Business•Supplemental materials •Time to service•What you want per hour•Going rate in the market •Perceived value to Consumer•Location/Availability
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Distribution
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How does your product get to the consumer?
OPTIONSOnline, Store, Mobile, Physical
Location, Telephone, Email, Website, Social Media
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Promotion
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How does your CONSUMER know about your product/service?
OPTIONSNewsletter, Word of Mouth, Social
Media, Business Cards, Specials/Coupons, Website, In-person
demo, Ads with Media
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Forecasting
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What do you THINK you will make?
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Action Plan
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Produce Results
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